Protocol Architecture
2. System Architecture: A Decentralized Ride-Sharing Model for Computational Resources
NeuroGrid's architecture implements a three-layer participant model orchestrated through the NeuroGrid Dispatcher Smart Contract—a Solana-based settlement engine that coordinates resource allocation, payment escrow, and cryptoeconomic incentive distribution with sub-second finality.
2.1 Provider Layer (Supply-Side Infrastructure)
Role Definition: GPU providers constitute the supply-side liquidity of the network, pledging computational resources in exchange for economic incentives denominated in both stablecoin revenue and native token emissions.
Technical Implementation: Providers deploy the NeuroGrid Node Client, an open-source daemon that instantiates a security-hardened Docker container environment. This containerization ensures computational isolation, preventing data leakage between concurrent rental sessions while maintaining cryptographic auditability of resource utilization.
Hardware Validation Protocol: Prior to network admission, each node undergoes a rigorous hardware integrity verification process utilizing GPU-Z attestation and PCIe lane verification. Nodes must demonstrate sustained operational availability exceeding 98% over rolling 30-day windows to maintain eligibility for network rewards. Failure to meet service-level agreements (SLAs) triggers automated slashing penalties, wherein staked collateral is redistributed to affected consumers.
Incentive Structure:
Primary Revenue Stream: Direct USDT payments from consumers, distributed on a per-block basis proportional to verified compute delivery
Secondary Emissions: $NRG token rewards calculated via a time-weighted availability function, incentivizing long-term network participation and idle capacity provisioning
Economic Formula:
Provider_Revenue = (Utilization_Rate × Hourly_USDT_Rate × Hours_Active) + (Availability_Score × NRG_Emission_Rate)2.2 Consumer Layer (Demand-Side Participants)
Role Definition: The demand side encompasses AI researchers, machine learning engineers, rendering studios, and decentralized application developers requiring burst-access to GPU acceleration without capital expenditure commitments.
User Experience Flow: Consumers interact with the NeuroGrid Compute Marketplace—a decentralized application (dApp) providing granular filtering capabilities across hardware specifications (VRAM capacity, TFLOPS throughput, memory bandwidth) and pricing tiers. Upon resource selection, users initiate a Rent Contract that atomically locks USDT collateral in escrow.
Technical Access Mechanisms:
One-Click Deployment: Pre-configured environments including Jupyter Lab, VSCode Server, or SSH tunnels
Permissionless Access: Zero-knowledge architecture requiring no KYC/AML procedures, preserving user privacy
Latency-Agnostic Design: Geographic routing optimization ensures <50ms latency for interactive workloads
Payment Mechanics: Consumer funds remain cryptographically locked in the Dispatcher contract and are released to providers on a linear per-block vesting schedule, proportional to verified computational delivery. This streaming payment model eliminates trust requirements and enables atomic dispute resolution.
2.3 Settlement Layer (Protocol Infrastructure)
Dynamic Pricing Oracle: The protocol implements an algorithmic market-making mechanism that continuously recalibrates hourly rental rates based on real-time supply-demand equilibrium. This surge pricing algorithm mirrors traditional ride-sharing economics, incentivizing provider participation during peak demand periods while maintaining competitive rates during surplus capacity windows.
Pricing Function:
where k represents the surge coefficient and elasticity determines price sensitivity to utilization ratio.
Escrow Settlement Architecture: All financial interactions are mediated through trustless smart contracts deployed on Solana's high-throughput infrastructure. The escrow mechanism implements:
Atomic Locking: Consumer funds are cryptographically committed upon contract initiation
Block-Level Vesting: Funds stream to providers at 400ms intervals (Solana block time), proportional to verified computation
Slashing Protection: Automated reputation scoring penalizes providers for service degradation, with slashed funds redistributed to affected consumers
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